[NFBMT] Montana White Cane Law

[Bruce&Joy Breslauer]

Montana State Law: 61-8-516. Operator of vehicle to yield to blind
pedestrian. On a way of the state open to the public, the operator of a
vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a blind pedestrian who is carrying a
visible white cane or who is accompanied by a guide dog.

http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/mca/61/8/61-8-516.htm

Penalty:

I.     Violation of chapter - penalty

(1) It is a misdemeanor for a person to violate any of the provisions of this
chapter unless the violation is declared to be a felony.

(2) Each person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of any of the
provisions of this chapter for which another penalty is not provided shall
for a first conviction be punished by a fine of not less than $10 or more
than $100. For a second conviction within 1 year after the first conviction,
the person shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25 or more than
$200. Upon a third or subsequent conviction within 1 year after the first
conviction, the person shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 or
more than $500.

http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/mca/61/8/61-8-711.htm

>From the Driver's Manual:

Blind people may carry a white cane or be led by a guide dog. Both Drivers
and Pedestrians must take care to avoid crash or injury to blind or partially
sighted people.

Drivers must come to a full STOP when a blind person approaches. Watch for
guide dogs and white canes. Do not sound the horn. Stop ten feet away and
wait until the person is off the road.

 

Joy Breslauer, President

National Federation of the Blind of Montana 

Web Site: http://www.nfbofmt.org <http://www.nfbofmt.org/> 

 

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